Wang Qianqian, seeing Wang Shengyu's confusion, gleefully told him her plan, not forgetting to warn him.
"I'm telling you, don't you dare steal my idea!"
After hearing Wang Qianqian's words, Wang Shengyu was amused. "You haven't even discussed it with her, how do you know if she'll agree!"
"Bah, you jinx! Yaoyao will definitely agree!" Wang Qianqian said.
Hmph, she would go back and discuss it with Yaoyao tonight.
Wang Shengyu rubbed his nose and suddenly said, "Is that Yaoyao the roommate who gave you lychees?"
Wang Qianqian: "That's right."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shengyu became even more curious about this Yaoyao mentioned by Wang Qianqian.
That evening, after Shen Yao had finished updating another video, she received a video call invitation from Wang Qianqian.
Shen Yao accepted the call and saw her three roommates, who had clearly become fairer.
"Did you all use the beauty grass?" Shen Yao chuckled and shook her head. Actually, Xia Chao and Wang Qianqian didn't need it, as they were already fair-skinned, but the beauty grass made them even fairer.
Wang Qianqian: "Hehe, you noticed."
Shen Yao: I'm not blind, thank you.
"Yaoyao, it's like this, we plan to open a beauty salon. We'll invest capital, and you'll invest the beauty grass..."
Wang Qianqian explained her plan, her eyes sparkling.
Shen Yao watched Wang Qianqian elaborate on her idea, her eyes full of excitement.
"Yaoyao, can you?" Wang Qianqian looked at Shen Yao expectantly.
"Sure."
"Is the beauty grass enough? Is it difficult to cultivate?"
The beauty grass was very effective, but they didn't know where Shen Yao got it from or how difficult it was to obtain.
"Don't worry, there's plenty. That thing is very easy to grow. I'll plant it in the backyard later," Shen Yao said.
Easy-to-grow beauty grass: Believe it or not, I'll die for you!
Wang Qianqian's plan gave Shen Yao new ideas.
There were so many things in her space; perhaps she could really utilize them. After all, to live a wealthy and leisurely life, she needed a lot of money.
"Then it's settled. I wonder how much it will cost to open a beauty salon in the heart of Kyoto," Xia Chao said.
They had long since divided the responsibilities for the beauty salon. Everyone contributed financially, but Wang Qianqian, Zhou Yanan, and Shen Yao would be shareholders.
Xia Chao majored in finance and management, so the beauty salon would be entirely managed by her. Consequently, she would be the main owner of the beauty salon.
Wang Qianqian would be responsible for sourcing additional line products for the salon. Since her family owned a cosmetics company, providing products for her own salon was easy. Moreover, as she still wanted to enter the entertainment industry, she didn't plan to be involved in the salon's management. She would just receive dividends.
Zhou Yanan also couldn't manage it because she was an only child and would have to help her family manage their department stores after graduation.
As for Shen Yao? She was even less willing to manage it; she would only be responsible for providing the beauty grass.
Therefore, Xia Chao would hold thirty percent of the shares, Wang Qianqian twenty-five percent, Shen Yao twenty-five percent, and Zhou Yanan twenty percent.
Since Xia Chao was in charge of management, it was only right for her to receive the largest share.
Wang Qianqian contributed capital and provided her family's line products, while Shen Yao provided the beauty grass, thus earning twenty-five percent of the shares.
Zhou Yanan, having only contributed capital and not involved in any of the salon's affairs, received only twenty percent.
No one had any objections to this distribution, as their intention wasn't to earn a lot of money from the beauty salon but rather to have something that would keep them together.
Originally, the plan was for Shen Yao to receive twenty-five percent of the shares just for providing the beauty grass, but Shen Yao refused and contributed the same amount of initial investment capital as the others.
In the end, unable to dissuade Shen Yao, everyone could only agree.
"It's fine, we'll talk if we need more money. The rest of the matters will be entirely your responsibility."
Xia Chao: "Okay!"
A beauty salon cannot be opened solely with capital; it requires renovation, purchasing equipment, training technicians, and a series of other tasks.
Xia Chao said she would notify them once she had everything set up and would seek their help if needed.
She also urged Shen Yao to prepare enough beauty grass in advance, as they believed their beauty salon would cause a sensation.
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"Mo Xuan, there's no need. I just want to go out for a walk."
Shen Yao looked at Mo Xuan, who was constantly circling by the door. It had been blocking the entrance all day.
"Hiss hiss hiss..." (No, Grandma said the first three months are very dangerous. You must stay at home.)
"Do you think with my abilities, I would get into trouble?" Shen Yao looked at Mo Xuan speechlessly.
"Hiss hiss hiss..." (Even so, it's not allowed. Grandma will be angry if she lets you out.)
Shen Yao: ...
"If you're afraid of your grandma getting angry, aren't you afraid of me getting angry?" Shen Yao threatened Mo Xuan.
Mo Xuan: Trembling all over.jpg.
...
After a moment, Shen Yao clapped her hands, opened the door of the Shen residence, and walked out.
The Mo Xuan, who had been lying on the ground, was nowhere to be seen. Only a black bow hung from the chandelier in the hall.
Bow·Mo Xuan·Knot: "Hiss hiss hiss!" (Let him down!!!)
Shen Yao, having left home, went to the guesthouse next door.
The guesthouse had undergone a complete transformation. The courtyard, originally intended for appreciating flowers, had been converted into a large garden.
A newly dug rockery pond had been built in the courtyard, and the original flowerbeds were now arranged around the perimeter.
The west side of the courtyard had been converted into an open-air dining area, with a large kitchen attached to facilitate serving.
A passage was also reserved next to the dining area, which led to the backyard.
The backyard had been dug out to create a large pond, with three connected pavilions in the center for admiring flowers and cooling off.
Along the edges of the pond were plots of prepared vegetable patches, freshly turned and waiting for seeds to be planted.
Several empty spaces were also fenced off beside the vegetable patches, intended for raising chickens and ducks.
These empty spaces were the farthest away, to ensure that the smell of the raised chickens and ducks wouldn't be an issue.
Shen Yao's original vegetable patch had also become much smaller, leaving only a small area sufficient for their needs.
Shen Yao took out the mystery boxes of vegetable seeds she had ordered online from her space.
It was a whole bag, and she hadn't spent much money on it.
She planned to plant them here first, as the guesthouse was almost renovated. Once some areas were refined, it could officially open for business.
Once it opened, it would be a farm-to-table restaurant, so all ingredients would have to come from their own land; otherwise, the farm-to-table concept would be meaningless.